Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: an unusual cause of intermittent raised hemidiaphragm?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 May;141(5):e27-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.010. Epub 2011 Feb 9.

Authors

Bilal H Kirmani¹, Christopher M Dobson, Joseph Zacharias

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom. egocentric@doctors.net.uk

PMID: 21310435
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Diaphragm / diagnostic imaging
Diaphragm / innervation*
Diaphragm / surgery
Female
Humans
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / complications*
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / drug therapy
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / physiopathology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / surgery
Phrenic Nerve / physiopathology*
Radiography
Thoracotomy
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents